Coin-purse.



O. E. ALLEN.

G01N PURSE. APPLIOATION FILED DEO. 23, 1909.

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COIN-PURSE.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE E. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hornell, in the county of Steuben and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Goin-Purses, of which thefollowing is a specification. rIhis invention relates to new and usefulimprovements 1n coin purses of that type wherein a displaceable wall orcover is automatically opened consequent to a manual operation of somecontrolling part.

A number of purse constructions of the type stated are commerciallyknown but they are all, as far as I am aware, disadvantageous by reasonof their susceptibility to accidental opening. This is due to the factthat springs are employed to open the displaceable wall or cover andlatches or detents are employed to maintain such displaceable wall orcover closed against the tension of the operating springs. Very slighteffort is required to operate these latches or detents to release thewall or cover and to permit the same to be opened by the springs and itfollows that accidental operations of the parts are frequent.

According to the present invention, wherein the foregoing object-ion isovercome, the means for opening the wall or cover requires a degree ofeffort for its operation which, while easily produced by the pressure ofones fingers, is sufficient to resist such influences as wouldordinarily tend to produce an accidental operation of the known devices.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example, in theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of oneform of coin purse in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is atop plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a central vertical section on the line3-3 of Fig. 2 Fig. 4is a central vertical section on the line 4-4 ofFig. 2; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing indisassembled relation certain related parts to be hereinafterspecifically referred to; Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional viewshowing an operating device of which two are preferably, though notnecessarily, employed; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a hingepintle which is peculiar to the form of the invention herein disclosed.

Similar characters of reference designate Specication of'Letters Patent.Application filed December 23, 1909. Serial No.

Patented July 5, 1910. 534,636. i

throughout the several In the arrangement shown, the essential partsinvolved are an upper frame, as l, preferably of circular outline; alower plate, as 2, of the same outline as the frame l; a flexibleendless strip, as 3, which connects the frame l and plate 2 and iscontinuously se cured to these elements adjacent their edges and formsan annular wall within which the coins are confined; and a displaceablepart, as 4, which is associated with the frame l and may be variouslycalled a lid, wall, or cover. For convenience, and with regard to theparticular form herein disclosed, the part 4 shall hereinafter bereferred to as a lid. The strip 3 may be of any suitable character andis advantageously of accordion or bellows-like construction, whereby thepurse may be collapsed or expanded. As shown, the lid 4 is ofsemi-circular outline and is pivotally or hingedly related to the frame1, preferably by a connection of knuckle-joint character. Accordingly,the lid 4, which may advantageously consist of a rigid frame, isprovided with a straight chord portion, as 5, and the frame l isprovided with a similar straight chord portion, as 6. The straightportions 5 and 6 are provided with interfitting loops, 7 and 8respectively, through which a diametrically arranged hinge pin, as 9, ispassed.

The portion of the frame 1 in front of the straight chord portion 6, isprovided with an inwardly extending ledge, as l0, upon which the lid 4rests, in its closed positon. The outer edge portion of the frame 1 isclenched, as at 1l, upon one edge of the strip 3 adjacent thereto andthe outer edge portion of the plate 2 is similarly clenched, as at 12,upon the other edge of the strip 3. The portion of the frame 1 in therear of the straight chord portion 6 has at its inner edge a continuouschannel, as 13, (Fig. 4) in which is received the edge portion of apanel, as 14; the latter is preferably of transparent celluloid andprovides for an inspection of the contents of the purse without thenecessity of opening the same. Similar panels, as 15, are in likemanner, associated with the lid 4. The frame 1 is provided atdiametrically opposite points with hollow, open-ended en largements orbarrels, as 17, into which the end portions of the hinge pin 9 project.The hinge pin is preferably provided with a i related parts against 19,(Fig. 6) are passed through the knuckles 7, the sleeve 18, and the hingepin, and thus connect the lid and the hinge pin, for rotac tiontogether. c

An advantageous means forproducing the opening movement of the lid 4consists of push-buttons, as 20, the operativeness of hich' depends uponcertain structural, details to lbe Vhereinafter referred to. The buttons20, in the embodiment shown, are of hollow constructionY andare slidable-axially of the b`arrel17.V To prevent the total dis- 'l placement of`said buttons from said barrels,

Vscription that anY inward movement of the quently vmoves awayprojecting thereinto.

. plane, as at124, in order to prevent the former are provided attheirinnerV ends with-flanges', as 21, and the latter are provided at theirouter ends-with flanges, as 22, against which the flanges'21 abut in theoutward4 positions of the push-buttons'. The pushbuttons are 'normallyheld in their outward positions by expansive coil springs, as V23, whichare fitted in the barrelsand surround the end portions of the hinge pin9 'Ihe said end portions arel formed as spirally twisted stems 24, andthe push-buttons V2O-are each provided at Vtheir-inner ends withrectangular slots, as 25, of narrow stems 24 project; `The stems 24 areflattened at their outer ends in a horizontal inward movement of thepush-buttons-from being consequent to the rotation of the hinge pin 9.This construction, however,

ing consequent-to the inward movement of the push-buttons 20. Y

' Y It willbe apparent from theforegoing depush-buttons 20,'will, byvirtue ofthe spirally twisted formation of the stems 24, produce apartial rotation of the hinge pin 9 and therewith of the lid 4, whichconsefrom the ledge 10 and provides for access `to the contents of thepurse. This inward movement of the pushbuttons V20 and the consequentpartial@ rota- VV tion of the lhin-ge pinj9 and lid4, is effected tomove the lid V4 to straight Y chord portion against the influencek of Vatorsional spiral spring, as 26, Awhich preferably surrounds .I ,thecentral portion ofthe pin 9, Vin an intery 55 ruption between adjacentloops 7 and 8, and bears 'with one end against the straight chordportion and with its other end against the It will be apparent that whenthe pushbuttons 20 are released, the spring 26 acts closed position andto maintain said lidin such position, and continuously with the movementof the lid to closed position, the springs 23 act to forcethepush-buttons to their outward positions.

as 18 (Figs. 6 and 7)M dimension into which the` Y j does not inten.ferewith the rotation of the hingepin 9 bel lid may be closed consequentto movements of the push-buttons, provided aware, of

As an additional precaution against the accidental opening of the lid,the frame 1 may be provided with a protuberance, as 27, of a slightdegree, which bears frictionally against the curved edge portion of thelid 4 at a point central thereof.

In use, the purse may be held and manipulated with one hand, theoperator simply using two fingersto press the buttons 2O inwardly, andhaving r`his other hand free to insert coins into, or remove them from,the interior ofthe purse.

A consideration of the foregoing description shows that the opening' ofthe lid is eifected by the operation Lof one or more motion convertingdevices which, in the present instance, include the manually operableparts 20, the twisted stems 24, andthe parts associated therewith. Itwill, therefore,'be appreciated that it is impossible to open the Ylidor cover without pressing the push-buttons 2O inwardly and such pressureis resisted by the springs 23 and 26. 'Where two push-buttons areemployed at opposite sides of .the frame, as herein shown, it will beapparent that incase the purseshould be dropped uponthe pavement orfloor and one of the push-buttons should strike the pavement or floor,even then the lid Ywill not lbe opened becauseV the other push-buttonwill absolutely prevent the rotation of the hinge pin `9 which isnecessary to the inward movement of yeither of the push-buttons. In likemanner, if for any reason the pressure should be placed upon the edgeportion of the lid 4 to open the same, the lid cannotbe moved becausethe necessary rotation of ,the hinge pin 9 is consequent to the inwardmovement of the push-buttons; but such inward movement lis notconsequent to the rotation of the hinge pin 9. It follows, therefore,that in the present arrangement, simultaneous inward movements ofthepush-buttons 20 are absolutely necessaryto the rotation kof Ythehinge pin, but'` are noti-consequent thereto andk it isa highlyimprobable contingency that such simultaneous movements ofthepush-buttons will be efected'by any accidental agency.

i While the provision of the spring 26 is preferred, it is notindispensable, since the the voutward that the springs 23 are ofsuiicient strength.

The form herein disclosed is to be regarded solely -in the light ofexample, inasmuch as the invention is, so far as I am i considerablenovelty within its particular field, and it follows that no specicdescription herein contained should be effective in placing anylimitation upon the claims not inherentrin the language thereof.I-Iaving fully described my invention, I claim;

1. Arv coin purse including a continuous frame part having oppositelydisposed hollow a-nd a motion converting device including a 25 barrels,a hinge pin journaled in the frame slidable manually operated part forpropart, extending transversely thereof and ducing the rotation of thepin and therewith having spirally twisted end stems disposed of the lid,the latter coperating with the in the barrels, and a pushbutton slidableframe part to normally close the said pocket.

. axially of each barrel and having a narrow 4. A com purse comprising acontinuous 30 slot through which the adjacent twisted end frame parthaving a transversely extending stem passes. web, and having a ledge infront of the web,

2. A coin purse including a frame part a body portion depending from theframe having a hollow barrel, a hinge pin jourpart and forming thepocket of the purse, naled in the frame part and having a spia lid whichnormally rests on the ledge and 35 rally twisted portion disposed in thebarrel, closes the pocket of the body portion, means a lid carried bythe hinge pin, a part slidfor hingedly connecting the lid and the webable axially of the barrel and having a narand a motion convertingdevice including a row slot through which the twisted portion slidablemanually operated part for effecting of the hinge pin passes, a springfor holding the opening and closing movements of the 40 the part in anormal position, and a spring lid.

or holding the lid in a normal closed posi- In testimony whereof I havehereunto set tion. my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 3. A coinpurse comprising a continuous nesses. frame part, a pin extendingtransversely ORVILLE E. ALLEN. thereof, a body portion depending fromsaid Witnesses: frame part and forming the pocket of the J. C. MOORE,purse, a hinged lid mounted upon the pin, ISRAEL M. STEVENS.

